Obesity remains a major issue facing the El Paso region. More than 75% of adults in El Paso have excess weight, and this puts them at increased risk for obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, hypertension, stroke, infertility and some cancers.
Lyft Driver’s Love of Reading Gives ‘Booking’ New Meaning
Tiffany and her husband Corey Bower needed to go to The Fountains at Farah. Instead of driving, they opted to get a Lyft.
Tiffany and her husband Corey Bower needed to go to The Fountains at Farah. Instead of driving, they opted to get a Lyft.
‘This Is Wrong’: Women Officers Fight for Gender Equality, Reform in EPPD
The officers cast the need for reform in stark terms: “As an employee of the police department I would never want my own daughter to work among some of the men within this department.”
The officers cast the need for reform in stark terms: “As an employee of the police department I would never want my own daughter to work among some of the men within this department.”
Visually Impaired High School Senior Strives To Become Teacher for Blind Students
Mickayla Biddle vaguely remembers being a kindergartener in a rambunctious class and thinking to herself that she wanted to be a “strict” teacher when she grew up.
Mickayla Biddle vaguely remembers being a kindergartener in a rambunctious class and thinking to herself that she wanted to be a “strict” teacher when she grew up.
No Teacher Raises. A Failed School Voucher Push. Armed Guards. Here’s What Changed for Public Education This Legislative Session.
With a historic $32.7 billion budget surplus on hand, some lawmakers had the cash and optimism at the beginning of this year’s legislative session to tackle some of the biggest issues regarding public schools, like teacher shortages and school funding.
With a historic $32.7 billion budget surplus on hand, some lawmakers had the cash and optimism at the beginning of this year’s legislative session to tackle some of the biggest issues regarding public schools, like teacher shortages and school funding.
Narcan to Become More Accessible in El Paso
Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, will become more readily available throughout the community through a partnership between the city and community organizations.
Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, will become more readily available throughout the community through a partnership between the city and community organizations.
El Paso Families Face Uncertain Futures Over Transgender Care Ban
Emiliana Edwards joked and laughed with her friends as they inflated rainbow-colored balloons to help prepare for the Sun City Pride Youth Prom.
Emiliana Edwards joked and laughed with her friends as they inflated rainbow-colored balloons to help prepare for the Sun City Pride Youth Prom.
Opinion: I’m Missing My Bird and Animal Friends Who Usually Visit in Spring
Last week I found three dead, uneaten, juvenile white-wing doves on my property in Thunderbird Valley, one on the front patio, and two in the back yard as I performed my poop patrol.
Last week I found three dead, uneaten, juvenile white-wing doves on my property in Thunderbird Valley, one on the front patio, and two in the back yard as I performed my poop patrol.
‘Ok to Not Be Ok’: Therapy on Campus Helps El Paso Students
Project Vida and Emergence Health Network partner with schools to provide mental health services.
Project Vida and Emergence Health Network partner with schools to provide mental health services.
Biden Declares Castner Range a National Monument
President Biden declared El Paso’s Castner Range a national monument on Tuesday, capping years of efforts by political and environmental leaders to protect the former Army training range from development, the White House announced.
President Biden declared El Paso’s Castner Range a national monument on Tuesday, capping years of efforts by political and environmental leaders to protect the former Army training range from development, the White House announced.
The Forgotten Credit Union That Served Thousands of Unbanked El Pasoans
If you walk around El Paso's Segundo Barrio neighborhood, it's hard to avoid the legacy of the city’s beloved bicycle priest. Father Harold Joseph Rahm came to the city in 1952 and served as an assistant pastor at the historic Sacred Heart Church for 12 years.
If you walk around El Paso’s Segundo Barrio neighborhood, it’s hard to avoid the legacy of the city’s beloved bicycle priest. Father Harold Joseph Rahm came to the city in 1952 and served as an assistant pastor at the historic Sacred Heart Church for 12 years.
How COVID, Technology Created Unruly Children
Kindergarten teachers, counselor say mischief is how students share their anxieties.
Kindergarten teachers, counselor say mischief is how students share their anxieties.
The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial
Stationed at Army posts thousands of miles apart, two soldiers faced a flurry of criminal charges after they allegedly assaulted women within days of each other in early 2017.
Stationed at Army posts thousands of miles apart, two soldiers faced a flurry of criminal charges after they allegedly assaulted women within days of each other in early 2017.
Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse, Study Shows
Climate change could be making everyday life harder for people struggling with allergies and asthma as the pollination season keeps growing, according to new research.
Climate change could be making everyday life harder for people struggling with allergies and asthma as the pollination season keeps growing, according to new research.
‘Thirty Talks Weird Love’ Tackles the Struggles of Living on the Border
Alessandra Narváez Varela’s debut novel “Thirty Talks Weird Love” is a reassuring read that reaches across time to tackle the struggles of border living, girlhood and growing up.
Alessandra Narváez Varela’s debut novel “Thirty Talks Weird Love” is a reassuring read that reaches across time to tackle the struggles of border living, girlhood and growing up.
Masa Magic: El Paso Tortilla Maker Connects People to Local Corn
The corn tortillas gently puff up on the comal, where Herrera flips and pats them with his deft fingertips.
The corn tortillas gently puff up on the comal, where Herrera flips and pats them with his deft fingertips.